Northwest Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Northwest Healthcare Center is a 91-bed for-profit nursing home in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Maryland average of 2.12, and 32.9% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Northwest Healthcare Center
4601 Pall Mall RoadBaltimore, MD 21215
Baltimore City County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Northwest Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.91 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Maryland average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 159 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.91 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.39 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.92 | 3.47 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
32.9% of nursing staff at Northwest Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Maryland average 17.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Northwest Healthcare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Northwest Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Northwest SNF LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 14, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Northwest Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Blue Point Healthcare Center Baltimore | 0.7 | 135 | 2.05 | 3.27 | 33.0% | 3 | $341,978 |
| Levindale Hebrew Ger Ctr & Hsp Baltimore | 0.8 | 210 | 2.36 | 4.48 | 44.8% | 2 | $10,361 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Arlington West Baltimore · abuse citation | 1.0 | 82 | 1.86 | 3.61 | 43.8% | 2 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Alice Manor Baltimore | 1.0 | 105 | 1.88 | 3.18 | 69.7% | 3 | None |
| Roland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Baltimore | 1.3 | 120 | 1.83 | 3.42 | 40.0% | 3 | $52,359 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bridgepark Baltimore | 1.5 | 106 | 2.56 | 4.68 | 40.4% | 2 | None |
| Keswick Multi-Care Center Baltimore | 2.0 | 242 | 2.49 | 4.45 | 37.5% | 4 | None |
| Lochearn Nursing Home, LLC Baltimore | 2.4 | 200 | 2.24 | 3.91 | 38.1% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.